Question 1

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the run-on.
Cheryl bought a new Mustang she loves to drive it around town.

Accepted Answer

"Cheryl bought a new Mustang. She loves to drive it around town."

Question 2

How many types of run-on sentences are there?

Accepted Answer

Two-fused sentences and comma splices

Question 3

A comma splice

Accepted Answer

A)  is a type of fragment. 
B)  is two independent clauses connected by a comma. 
C)  is two independent clauses with nothing between them. 
D)  is all of the above. 
A)  is a type of fragment. 
B)  is two independent clauses connected by a comma. 
C)  is two independent clauses with nothing between them. 
D)  is all of the above. B

Question 4

Identify the complete sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Don't bet money you don't have. 
B)  Because people can change their minds. 
C)  Without me in your life. 
D)  Writing a letter in the dark to the parole officer. 
A)  Don't bet money you don't have. 
B)  Because people can change their minds. 
C)  Without me in your life. 
D)  Writing a letter in the dark to the parole officer.

Question 5

Underline the subject once and the verb twice in the following sentence. Cross out the prepositional phrases first.
The best Chinese food is served at the little restaurant on the corner of Elm Street and Panama Lane, on the south side of town.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Underline the subject once and the verb...

Question 6

Fragments are just bad sentences and cannot be corrected.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the fragment.
To meet the deadline.

Accepted Answer

In order to meet the

Question 8

Which one of the following sentences is a comma splice?

Accepted Answer

A)  She left early, because she was bored. 
B)  I hit the golf ball into the pond. 
C)  I threw the ball as hard as I could it went through a window. 
D)  Shawn wanted to play basketball, he couldn't find the ball. 
A)  She left early, because she was bored. 
B)  I hit the golf ball into the pond. 
C)  I threw the ball as hard as I could it went through a window. 
D)  Shawn wanted to play basketball, he couldn't find the ball.

Question 9

Which one of the following sentences is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prepositional phrases cannot stand alone. 
B)  Prepositional phrases can stand alone. 
C)  A phrase is one type of clause. 
D)  A phrase is a clause that can stand alone. 
A)  Prepositional phrases cannot stand alone. 
B)  Prepositional phrases can stand alone. 
C)  A phrase is one type of clause. 
D)  A phrase is a clause that can stand alone.

Question 10

A run-together sentence

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot be fixed. 
B)  can be fixed by at least four different methods. 
C)  cannot be a comma splice. 
D)  cannot be a fused sentence. 
A)  cannot be fixed. 
B)  can be fixed by at least four different methods. 
C)  cannot be a comma splice. 
D)  cannot be a fused sentence.

Question 11

Identify the complete sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Growing up on the streets. 
B)  Martin's girlfriend in the projects. 
C)  Gang life is not easy. 
D)  Pinned to the bulletin board. 
A)  Growing up on the streets. 
B)  Martin's girlfriend in the projects. 
C)  Gang life is not easy. 
D)  Pinned to the bulletin board.

Question 12

Which one of the following sentences is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are four types of run-on sentences. 
B)  There are five types of run-on sentences. 
C)  There are two types of run-on sentences. 
D)  There are three types of run-on sentences. 
A)  There are four types of run-on sentences. 
B)  There are five types of run-on sentences. 
C)  There are two types of run-on sentences. 
D)  There are three types of run-on sentences.

Question 13

Which one of the following sentences is a fused sentence?

Accepted Answer

A)  The countryside has really changed, it looks more like a city now. 
B)  My yard fills up with worms whenever it rains. 
C)  That loud noise was hail. 
D)  I hate gossip it destroys people's lives. 
A)  The countryside has really changed, it looks more like a city now. 
B)  My yard fills up with worms whenever it rains. 
C)  That loud noise was hail. 
D)  I hate gossip it destroys people's lives.

Question 14

Identify the complete sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Doing the right thing every day. 
B)  Receiving that good grade was worth celebrating. 
C)  Which isn't hard to do. 
D)  If we all work together. 
A)  Doing the right thing every day. 
B)  Receiving that good grade was worth celebrating. 
C)  Which isn't hard to do. 
D)  If we all work together.

Question 15

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the fragment.
When the boss walks into the office.

Accepted Answer

When the boss walks

Question 16

Identify the sentence fragment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Winding up the pole. 
B)  The ferret has a silly look on its face. 
C)  The men's bathroom is out of order. 
D)  I really do like spinach. 
A)  Winding up the pole. 
B)  The ferret has a silly look on its face. 
C)  The men's bathroom is out of order. 
D)  I really do like spinach.

Question 17

Identify the sentence fragment.

Accepted Answer

A)  I can't sleep at night. 
B)  There are strange noises all around me. 
C)  I think I'm going to adopt a cat. 
D)  Because there is rat in my attic. 
A)  I can't sleep at night. 
B)  There are strange noises all around me. 
C)  I think I'm going to adopt a cat. 
D)  Because there is rat in my attic.

Question 18

A run-together sentence can be corrected by

Accepted Answer

A)  separating the two sentences with a period and capitalizing the first word of the second sentence. 
B)  separating the two sentences with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. 
C)  changing one of the sentences into a dependent clause. 
D)  doing any of the above. 
A)  separating the two sentences with a period and capitalizing the first word of the second sentence. 
B)  separating the two sentences with a comma and a coordinating conjunction. 
C)  changing one of the sentences into a dependent clause. 
D)  doing any of the above.

Question 19

Identify the complete sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  When the bell rang, it was over. 
B)  Since they didn't know where to go. 
C)  Giving advice to a grown man. 
D)  Seriously the craziest thing I've ever seen. 
A)  When the bell rang, it was over. 
B)  Since they didn't know where to go. 
C)  Giving advice to a grown man. 
D)  Seriously the craziest thing I've ever seen.

Question 20

Identify the complete sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Since you forgot my birthday. 
B)  After eating breakfast. 
C)  To pass this class. 
D)  I went home early. 
A)  Since you forgot my birthday. 
B)  After eating breakfast. 
C)  To pass this class. 
D)  I went home early.

Exam 42: Sentences

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the run-on. Cheryl bought a new Mustang she loves to drive it around town.

How many types of run-on sentences are there?

A comma splice

Identify the complete sentence.

Underline the subject once and the verb twice in the following sentence. Cross out the prepositional phrases first. The best Chinese food is served at the little restaurant on the corner of Elm Street and Panama Lane, on the south side of town.

Fragments are just bad sentences and cannot be corrected.

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the fragment. To meet the deadline.

Which one of the following sentences is a comma splice?

Which one of the following sentences is true?

A run-together sentence

Identify the complete sentence.

Which one of the following sentences is true?

Which one of the following sentences is a fused sentence?

Identify the complete sentence.

Rewrite the following sentence to correct the fragment. When the boss walks into the office.

Identify the sentence fragment.

Identify the sentence fragment.

A run-together sentence can be corrected by

Identify the complete sentence.

Identify the complete sentence.

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